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Amsterdam | Pilot City | 2013

With the intend to help identify and develop a project of international appeal that would leverage global collaboration and advocacy for urban development and the application of ICT and smart systems in particular, the city of Amsterdam (Amsterdam Metropolitan Area and Brainport Region Eindhoven) is developing the World Smart Capital concept for 2013.

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Video of the WSC Partner City Meeting

The first meeting as part of the Amsterdam World Smart Capital 2013 program took place in Amsterdam, February 14 – 16, 2013, alongside the Festival ‘Wonder van Eindhoven’ in Amsterdam. Watch the video to get an impression of the day!

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The World Smart Capital concept provides a platform and focus for cities to explore new urban ideas and solutions, to develop their skills and help them make positive choices for their citizens, while raising both the awareness and quality of urban development to a new sustainable level.

The World Smart Capital Initiative is a non-profit organisation registered in Scotland No. SC414237

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What defines a Smart City?

A city can be defined as ‘smart’ when investments in human and social capital and traditional (transport) and modern (ICT) communication infrastructure fuel sustainable economic development and a high quality of life, with a wise management of natural resources, through participatory governance. The concept of ‘smart’ seems to rotate around 6 main areas: mobility, economy, environment, living, people and governance.

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Our greatest gift is our ability to share and learn

The vision of the World Smart Capital concept is to identify and share successful urban innovations across cities worldwide while demonstrating how governments, industries, educational institutions and citizens are working individually and in concert to revitalize and invent their urban environment with help from urban technologies, ICT and smart systems.

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  • The WSC Partner City Meeting
    Feb 14 - 16 | 2013
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    June 25 - 26 | 2012
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Video of WSC Partner City Meeting | Amsterdam | Feb 14–16 | 2013

The first meeting as part of the Amsterdam World Smart Capital 2013 program took place in Amsterdam, February 14 – 16, 2013, Pakhuis de Zwijger.

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City Innovation: A new city governance model and smart tools enabled by Code4EU and City SDK projects



City governors nowadays have to address severe budget cuts and at the same time they also have to respond to the growing demands for advanced digital services from our 24hrs InternetCitizens. This requests lost of creativity and smart use of ICT.

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Amsterdam is WSC pilot city 2012-2013

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  • Program WSC Partner City Meeting 14 Feb | 2013
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  • Program | WSC Summit & Convention | 25-26 June 2012

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